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    Martha Potts Wurts (Haskins)

    Birth: 1805

    Death: 1-8-1871

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Biography

Martha Haskins Wurts was mentioned in a letter from US Ambassador to Belgium Henry Shelton Stanford to Frances Seward August 11, 1864 as he described becoming engaged to her niece Gertrude, whom he married shortly thereafter.

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Martha Haskins Wurts was mentioned in a letter from US Ambassador to Belgium Henry Shelton Stanford to Frances Seward August 11, 1864 as he described becoming engaged to her niece Gertrude, whom he married shortly thereafter.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23071909/john-wurts
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Citation Notes: 
Birth year inferred from inscription on husband John Wurts headstone which says Martha died in 1871 at 66 years of age.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23071909/john-wurts
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 23:45
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 23:45
Citation Notes: 
Death date and location noted on husband John Wurts' headstone